The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-05

vldlng their own support, and yet dependent
for their progress upon the direction, con-
troll and guidance Of the government.
The third class are savages who require
constant watchfulneSs to restrain them from
following their savage mode of life, depend
ent for food, clothing and other supplies
upon the government, and controlled by the
exhibition of the physical power of the gov
ernment, idly wandering upon the reserva-
ton, and when not actively opposing and
obstructing measures for their advance
ment yielding sullen and unwilling re-
sponse thereto.
The five civilized tribes of the Indian
Territory embrace population of about
64, 900 and the Six Nations of New York
number 1862. These being self-sustaining,
it is not necessary for the present purpose
to introduce any statistics of their industrial
operations.
There are also about 1880 Indians scat
tered over the public domain and not living
on any reservations under charge of Indian
agents, therefore no specific information OF
their industrial pursuits is at hand.
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS.
The statistics compiled from the annual
reports of the various United States Indian
agents to the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs represents that of the remaining
173,600 Indians under their supervision,
about $1,000 wear citizens clothes wholly;
that l6,4T7 houses are occupied by them;
that about 25, 900 can speak English with
sufficient intelligence for ordinary conver
sation; that more than 500 of their chill
dren are in schools receiving educational
and industrial training, for whom 237
schools are in operation, and that over
$1,000 families are engaged
in industrial pursuits. They
have cultivated over 23S, 900 acres,
built over 295, 600 rods of fencing, produced
over 750, 600 bushels of wheat, $50, 600
bushels of corn, 402, 900 bushels of oats, 6S,-
900 bushels of barley and rye, 5l4, 600 bushels
of vegetables, and SO, 600 pounds of butter.
Besides the above they have gathered for
use and sale considerable quantities Of wild
rice, berries, herbs, furs, fish and snake
root, etc. They have sawed 1862, ,079 feet
of lumber, cut "a, 900 cords of wood and 102,-
600 tons of hay. They own over 392, 600
horses, 5000 mules, 200 cattle, 5000
swine and 1, 10000 sheep. Droughts have
seriously affected the yield of their crops
the past year.
INDIAN SCHOOLS.
The report of the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, and that of the Superintendent of
Indian Schools, and the statistical exhibits
accompanying them, show that there are
about 10000 children of school age from
six to sixteen years, among that portion of
Indian population for whose benefit the ap-
preparations for Indian educational pur-
poses, as far as they will go, are sought to
be expended. Schools for these TO the num-
ber of 227 have been provided, with capacity
for accommodating about Is, ,766 pupils.
These schools are classified as follows: 8
industrial training schools, provided for by
special appropriations; 6S boarding schools
and 80 day schools, managed directly by the
Indian Bureau, and 81 schools managed un-
der contracts with religious societies, of
which Al are boarding schools and 20 are
day schools. The total number of scholars
enrolled in these schools during the year is
14,31S. The average attendance maintained
was 10,509; the total expenditure for the
same time for all purposes in connection
with these schools was about 81 10000
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES OF THE UNITED
STATES TO THE INDIAN TRIBES.
The liabilities of the United States to In
dian tribes under treaty stipulations, taking
as basis where no specific sums are stated
in the treaties, the amounts appropriated
last year, are as follows; Permanent annu-
tiles, S349, PSI IS; temporary annuities for
specific periods, S5,S7l ,666 62; temporary
annuities payable at the pleasure Of Con-
gress or the President, 81, 17S, ,010; total, 81,
39S, 1928 go.
There was on deposit in the Treasury on
Nov. /, 1886, of the proceeds of sales of In
dian lands, the sum of 81 sos, ,334 10.
POPULATION OF TERRITORIES.
The present population of the Territories
is estimated, respectively, as follows:
Arizona ......, 10000 New Mexico -. 160,00O
Dakota. ........ 56S.4O0 Utah. :.......... 196500
Idaho ... ....- 1880 Washington. e.. 1891
Montana. ....... 1870, 600 Wyoming ...... 5000
Alaska has population of 6.s00 whites,
$500 civilized natives, and 26,o00 natives
| not civilized.